What do you like better DD or DTS

[Renob]

Be sure to say why.
I myself dont hear much difference.

 

[Nefrodite]

if your system is capable dts sounds better. by this i don't jsut mean capable of decoding

 

[Ameesh]

since encoding is lossy dts is better wheter you like it or not, dts is less compressed then DD 5.1

 

[kami]

I don't prefer a particular codec, but a particular mix.

Here's two examples:

Saving Private Ryan...the DTS version is so much better sounding than the Dolby Digital version. The reason for this is that the DTS version is a completely different (and better) sound mix. Same thing for Jurassic Park DTS and Dolby Digital.


Then take Twister for example...the disc has both DTS and Dolby Digital tracks that used the EXACT SAME sound mix and both tracks sound identical, even on ridiculously expensive equipment.

DTS is overrated since Dolby Digital can do the same thing with less data rate, therefore DD is a lot more efficient. of course this is just my opinion debates like this go insane at places like home theater forum.

 

[NesuD]

I personally cannot hear the difference between them. I have tried to hear it but I cannot not hear any at all. On the other hand my hearing isn't what it used to be. Honestly for great movie theatre type surround sound is the level of compression that critical? We aren't talking about music here typically more like explosions and bullets whizzing around usually. Is higher sound quality even discernable in this situation? I don't think so. At best i would have to say if your watching the sound of music or something where the musical score is a featured part of the movie like in disney animated movies then DTS may be better but not noticeably better for normal home theatre configurations. I always let the system use whichever the dvd wants to use by default since they sound the same to me.

 

[IBuyUFO]

dts all the way! Why?? Cause it's all in my head. I don't think there's a difference with Dolby Digital or dts but why not go for dts?

 

[DanJ]

Most of the time DTS is better...full bit-rate DTS (which is rarely used) is much much better then full bit-rate DD...yet full bit-rate DD is about 3 times smaller......but most the time DTS is better then DD; there are exceptions though.

 

[Viperoni]

<< I don't prefer a particular codec, but a particular mix.

Here's two examples:

Saving Private Ryan...the DTS version is so much better sounding than the Dolby Digital version. The reason for this is that the DTS version is a completely different (and better) sound mix. Same thing for Jurassic Park DTS and Dolby Digital.


Then take Twister for example...the disc has both DTS and Dolby Digital tracks that used the EXACT SAME sound mix and both tracks sound identical, even on ridiculously expensive equipment.

DTS is overrated since Dolby Digital can do the same thing with less data rate, therefore DD is a lot more efficient. of course this is just my opinion debates like this go insane at places like home theater forum. >>



True true! It all depends on the mix. Like there's a bit of difference in Gladiator, and a noticeable difference in Die Hard 1, but not so much so in Terminator 2.....

Kami, I have my center channel box assembled......all I need to do is build the crossovers......but I have a feeling (from listening with a single woofer playing) that I may NOT have known what I was missing out on :Q
/Well now that I'll have a good center channel as opposed to crap

 

[LiQiCE]

It was my understanding that Dolby Digital's encoding scheme cuts off some of the high end frequencies that our ears can hear. DTS does not throw away these frequencies and should be able to provide the full range of frequencies that we are able to hear. So technically speaking, DTS is a better encoding scheme, but like many have already said, it really depends on the movie. In my experience though, if a DVD has both Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS on the same DVD, I would choose the DTS track. I don't think I have ever heard a DTS track that sounds worse than the Dolby Digital 5.1 mix, but I have heard Dolby Digital 5.1 mixes that don't sound as good as their DTS counterparts. On the same lines, I would buy the DTS encoded version of a DVD versus the Dolby Digital 5.1 encoded version for DVDs that have different versions.

At the same time, good Dolby Digital mixes (mostly the THX Certified ones) can sound very very good, Toy Story 1 and 2, and Star Wars Episode 1 are both good examples of this.

 

[Sugadaddy]

Depends on the movie. Like Kami said, for some movies, the DTS track is better, while for others they just reencode the same track in the two formats, and nobody can hear the difference.

Both can sound better than the other, it just depends on how good a job they did with the audio...

 

[jeffrey]

Does anyone with knowledge on the subject of dd or dts know of a good website to explain the differences?

 

[tigerbait]

If I have the choice, I definitely choose DTS. However, a well-encoded DD track is nothing to scoff at.

 

[abaez]

As a projectionist, I prefer DTS since it's read off a cd and there are usually no problems if the cd is in good shape. Dolby Digital the sound is read off the film, which is good, but when there are problems when the print is old, the projector is threaded wrong etc. After working in a booth for 3 years I'm convinced that Dolby Digital is better than DTS sound wise, but as for convenience and reliability, you can't beat DTS. Oh and the Dolby soundtrack for Lord of the Rings sounds ALOT better than the DTS track.